Carpeaux

[ kahr-poh; French kar-poh ]

/ kɑrˈpoʊ; French karˈpoʊ /

Jean Bap·tiste

[zhahn ba-teest], /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/, 1827–75, French sculptor.

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Carpeaux designed the sculptures ornamenting the pediment, which represented the Defense of Valenciennes.
Vanished Halls and Cathedrals of France|George Warton Edwards
"Carpeaux has nothing on this young lady," insisted Quair flippantly; and he pivoted on his heel and sat down beside the model.
Between Friends|Robert W. Chambers
Traces of Carpeaux's influence are plain in his way of conceiving such subjects as Carpeaux would have handled.
French Art|W. C. Brownell
We find him also thoroughly alive in the fine bust by Carpeaux and in the medal by Chaplain, now in the Luxembourg.
Grme|Albert Keim

He had the opportunity of seeing his modeling corrected by Carpeaux.
Rodin: The Man and his Art|Judith Cladel